The Not So Perfect Date

“Ughh, how long is this class going to last?” I asked myself as I started daydreaming about what my date with Mikey might be like. “I’m so excited to finally get out of the house after being grounded for 2 months. Ooh, I wonder where he’s going to take me” I thought as I started beaming, “what should I wear?” 

An hour later, the class is finally ending, “RINGGG!” cried the lunch bell and I couldn’t be more excited to get out of that boring biology class. 

“Sierra, could you stay back for a moment?” Asked Mrs. Carter as I nodded. “You need to start paying attention in class. It’s almost the end of the year and at this rate, you’re going to fail your final and not graduate on time. What’s going on with you? Are you okay?” 

“I’m fine, I just had something on my mind. I promise, I’ll do better and pass my final” I mumbled. She’s always in my business. Maybe if she didn’t talk as slow as a sloth, I’d pay more attention. 

“Something was on your mind? More like someone, you need to stop putting boys before school...isn’t that what got you in trouble the last time? You’re free to go now” she sarcastically states. I grabbed my backpack and immediately put my headphones on and started listening to music while scrolling through Twitter. I started walking through the halls to get to the lunch room when I bumped into someone…

“Ow, watch where you’re going!” A familiar voice yelled at me. “Oh, my bad, I didn’t know it was you. I’m so sorry” Mikey apologized nervously. 

“ That’s okay. It really is my fault though, I really do need to watch where I’m going” I admitted. Not gonna lie, his first reaction was kind of weird. I’ve never seen Mikey be mean to anyone. But, maybe he’s just having a bad day...I am. 

“Are you headed to lunch right now? I could walk with you, if you want” he asked me and I agreed. 

After about 2 minutes of complete (and weird) silence, we finally made it to the cafeteria doors where I went to sit with my friends and he went back to one of his classes. I had a great lunch period with my friends and I’d completely forgot about how weird Mikey was being earlier. 

It’s now the 5th period - the last period of the day and I cannot be happier. I’m so sick of school and especially the teachers - they get on my nerves! All of a sudden, I get a text from Mikey saying, “Have you ever been apple picking? It’s kind of like going to the pumpkin patch and picking out pumpkins, but it’s with apples.” 

I honestly have no clue what apple picking is and I have no interest in finding out. But, from the emojis that he used in the text, he seems pretty excited. I guess I’ll just try it out, maybe it’ll be fun. I text him back “no, but I’d love to try” as I’m dying laughing because I’m lying so much. Towards the end of the class, he texts me back, letting me know that he’ll come get me around 7, which is fine because I now have a while to pick out my outfit. What do you wear to go “apple picking?” Overalls? Cowboy boots? 

As I’m walking out of the school, my friend Krystal asks me “Hey Sierra, do you want to go with me and Gia to the football game tonight? You guys could sleepover at my house afterwards” she tries to convince me. 

“I’d love to, but I’m kinda busy tonight. I’ve got a date with Mikey, we’re going apple picking” I explained. 

“Apple picking...what’s apple picking? Hahaha” she mocked me. 

“Yes, we’re going apple picking. I know it’s a little different, but it’s Mikey” I emphasized. All the way to our cars, she and Gia were laughing and taunting me about Mikey. I kind of got upset, but I just tried to ignore them. 

When I got home, I rushed upstairs to my bedroom, so I could start getting ready. On the way home, I’d decided that I was going to wear a black dress with a light denim jean jacket and black champion slides. I immediately took a shower and put on a bunch of perfume when I got out. I started doing my hair and makeup, and the time went by so fast that when I glanced at my phone, it read 6:57 PM. “OMG, I have to hurry up” I thought to myself. I ran to my closet to get my dress and jacket, so I could put it on. Hopefully, he isn’t gonna come at 7:00 on the dot. Boy, was I WRONG!

Exactly 3 minutes later, I heard the doorbell and you’ll never guess who it was - Yep, Mikey. I guess that’s good that he’s punctual, but not when I’m running late. I opened the door for him and we went on our way. 

Turns out, the apple picking place is really close to my house, like less than 10 minutes. Mikey was acting really weird in the car, “What is going on with him?” I questioned myself. “Is he nervous or is he just an odd person? I’ve never really noticed this before.” 

As soon as we got to the place, his mood did a complete 180. He was smiling, and being extra nice to me. He must really like apple picking. He paid for my ticket and handed me a big brown basket, similar to the one that Red Riding Hood would have. 

“Here, all you have to do is pick the apples, but don’t get just any apples. You have to pick the ones that are firm, fully red, and don’t have any bruises/nicks” he pointed out. 

“I never knew that apple picking was so complex, but okay” I flirted. We stayed at this place for about 2 hours, just picking apples and talking. To be honest, this was the worst. You should NOT do something this boring for a first date. Yes, Mikey’s cute, but I’m definitely not going out with him again. 

As he’s driving me home, he gets on the phone with one of his friends and they talk the whole time. I can’t believe that he did that, how rude. I’m glad that it didn’t take him that long to take me home. 

When we got to my house, he walked me to my porch and he leaned in for a kiss, but I accidentally closed the door in his face. I didn’t know that he was going to do that, I swear I didn’t mean it. I already was planning to never talk to him again, but now he’s never going to talk to me again.